[Jewelry making - Article 00048] - [Orchid] Truth or dare survey

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    Dear Noel, I was self employed for many years. The work consisted of
    trade work and a school for professional jewlers(short course, 1 to
    2 week concentrated study). Following some personal tragedy, I opted
    to work for "someone else" and am doing that today.  My income has
    been essentially all from my jewelry work. However, without the wife
    and her job and insurance, I would have been forced to take a more
    direct course into the jewelry industry again.  And, with the
    crumbling of the place where I am now emloyed, that might well be
    the future direction. 

    I am convinced if I can get past the carpal tunnel stuff and somehow
    eventually get a laser, I can support the family on jewelry work
    alone.  If repair is not part of it, then with enough time in a bad
    enconmy to rebuild a location, I do believe my custom services can
    support the family if needbe. 

    In the earlier years, my income was about 70% of family income, not
    counting insurance costs.  More recently, my wonderful spouse has
    inceased more than I have while I am "employed" by someone besides
    myself. Today, it is about 55-45, quite a drop from 70% but with the
    initiative and willingness to take the chance some year ago, that
    figure could be 100% from my side.  Sometimes life takes turns with
    us. It has with me.  So, I am where I am.  Hindsight will not change
    that nor will the idea of greener fields if I had done something
    else. 

Thanks for hearing this. Does it help at all?       Thomas. 
lizzieq AT mindspring.com.


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